The 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) wrapped up last week, leaving in its wake a number of key takeaways—and climate-conscious global citizens asking “What happened at COP29?”
Every year, COP attendees evaluate the previous year’s progress towards environmental initiatives and work to make commitments and plans into the future. At its core, each COP event leaves the world with an underlying, unifying current—that working together is the only way to move forward to maximize sustainability and achieve goals.
This collaboration can mean:
- Demonstrating a commitment to developing countries that are more impacted by climate change
- Working as a global community toward more eco-friendly practices for the benefit of all
- Entering agreements with other like-minded organizations and agencies to show commitment to sustainable best practices
- Demanding sustainability within procurement and supply chain operations
- Working only with sustainability-minded partners, ones that accentuate your programs instead of detracting from them
- Knowledge-sharing with support organizations and other peers to ensure all are equipped to implement eco-friendly changes
- Prioritizing the use of staff and on-site support personnel who can take you further toward your goals
Only when we are all working together will we be able to tackle a problem so large and complex as global climate change.
